ISBN:
9783030541699
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (390 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Re-imagining Communication in Africa and the Caribbean
DDC:
302.2096
Keywords:
Communication and culture-Africa
;
Mass media-Social aspects-Caribbean Area
;
Mass media-Social aspects-Africa
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Re-imagining Communication in Africa and the Caribbean: 'Releasing the Psychic Inheritance' -- Introduction -- Africa and the Caribbean -- The Challenge of Change -- Structure and Contributions -- Part I: Conceptualising Research and Technology -- Part II: Digital Strategies and Transitions -- Part III: Reforming Media Practices -- Part IV: Challenging States and Corporations -- Synopsis -- References -- Part I: Contextualizing Research and Technology -- Chapter 2: New Optics on Digital Media Cultures in Africa -- Introduction -- Culture -- Identity -- Sociality -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Globalisation from Within: Enhancing Digital Productivity and Technology Transformation in the South -- Introduction -- Trade and Development -- Digital Productivity -- The Knowledge Economy -- Present and Future of Work -- Education and Training -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Towards an Integrated Caribbean Paradigm in Communication Thought: Confronting Academic Dependence in Media Research -- Introduction -- Communication and Media Studies: Rationale for Inclusivity -- The Caribbean: Early Reflections -- Contributions of International and Regional Associations -- Caribbean Association for Communication Research -- Contributors to a Caribbean Paradigm in Communication Thought -- Stuart Hall -- Internal Mechanisms of Dependence -- Looking 'South' for Options -- Institutional Commitments and Reorientation -- References -- Chapter 5: Tracking Two Waves: Transnational Influencers in Africa's ICT Policy Formulation -- Introduction -- First Wave: Prominence of Trans-organisations and Transnational Interactions -- Domestic Challenges and the Formation of Structural Adjustment Programmes.
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